Fence-anchor.



H. MANN.

FENCE ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9, 1914.

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HARRY MANN, OF WINCHESTER, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 3' T. FOULKE, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

FENCE-ANCHOR.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 13, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY zen of the United States, residing at Wmof Indiana, have invented a new and useful Fence-Anchor, of which the following is a full, clear, and accurate specification, the same belng such as Wlll enable others to make and use the same with exactitude.

The object of my invention, broadly I speaking, is to provide a fence anchor which will be strong and durable in construction, neat and attractive in appearance, easily placed in operative position, and which can be manufactured and sold at a compara-v And, more particularly. provide a fence an-. chor adapted to be driven into the ground and to adjust itself in operative position tively low price. stated, my object is to when the proper tension is attained in the line-wire of the fence to which it is attached. Other minor and particular objects and advantages of the invention will be'made apparent in the course of the following description and that which is new will beset forth in the appended claims.

The preferred means for carrying out my invention'in a practical manner is shown in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 shows a portion of a wire-fence, showing my invention being placed in position in the ground, and showing the driving toolin position just prior to its withdrawal from the ground. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the invention in its final operative position, the same being at right angles Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a perspectiveview of the invention alone ready to be placed in position in connection with the driving tool.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the anchor-block in connection'with the lower portion of the anchor wire and the tool showing the same provided with line on its MANN, a citi- .a loop 4 of the wire, from that in which it is shown in shaped notch,

sides. And Fig. 8 is an endelevation of the modified form for the anchor block shown in Fig. 7. j I

Similar characters denote like parts throughout the several views.

In orderthat the construction, the operation, and the advantages of the invention may be fully understood and appreciated I will now take up a' detailed description thereof, in which I will set forth the various features as fully and as comprehensively as I may.

The anchor bZ0c7c.-This includes a metal block 1 having a plain flat face a. On the opposite side from the face a are two faces, I) and c, of unequal lengths and which taper to the ends of the block, whereby the shape of the block in longitudinal section is that of a scalene triangle. Formed through the face a and the face Z), longitudinally thereof, is the slot (Z, which fiaresoutward from the face a to face 7). Formed through the face a and the face 0, in alinement with said slot, is the round aperture 6, which also flaresoutward from the face a to the face 0, substantially as shown.

The anchor wire.-Numeral 2 denotes the body portion of the anchor wire, th e lower portion of which is inserted through the aperture 6, then extending up the face a, and

then is disposed back through the slot 0),

from which latter it extends upward a short distance forming the prong 3 which is substantially parallel with the body 2. By the above it is apparent that there is formed which loop is formed in the anchor-block and projects out through and beyond the face a, substantially as shown.

A twist B may be formed ata suitable point in the upper portion of the anchor-. wire,.as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The driving took-The tool comprises a round rod 5, having a head 6 on its upper end. One side of'th'e lower portion of the rod "is cut away forming an elongated L which is segmental in cross and'forming a flat face 7 which is with the length of the rod, and a section, parallel shoulder 8 at right-angles to the face 7, as shown. Formed through the rod, below the shoulder 8, centrally of the face 7 and longitudinally of the rod, is the slot 9 whose width is slightly more than the diameter of the anchor wire. The lower end of the rod 5 is provided with a sharp edge 10, which edge is parallel with the face 7.

The fence-Numerals 11 and 12 denote posts secured in the earth 123. The fence in this instance is composed of a plurality of line-wires 14 extending horizontally and secured to the posts 11 and 12. However the fence may be of other design from that shown, such as woven wire or the like, the essential thing being that it have a lower line-wire, as the lower line-wire 14.

Operation. In practice the block 1 having the anchor wire looped therethrough is placed in the notch of the tool, the face of the block contacting with the face 7 of the tool, with the upper end of the block contacting with the shoulder 8, and with a portion of the loop a located in the slot 9, all substantially as shown, in Fig. 41-. The tool is then driven into the ground near the lower wire 14 of the fence, whereby the block 1 and the lower part of the wire will be carried down therewith, to a depth depending on the nature of the ground. After being driven to a certain depth then the upper portion of the wire is given a turn around the lower wire 14, after which the driving is resumed which may be done by blows of a hammer delivered on the head 6. Then as the lower wire tightens it is evident that the tension applied to the anchor wire and the line wire will pull outward upon the block 1, thereby causing it to assume the position in which it is shown in Fig. 2, after which the tool may be withdrawn, and thereafter the horizontal position assumed by the block will prevent the withdrawal of the anchor, thereby retaining the lower line-wire in secured position. It will be noticed also that the prong 3 will contribute to retaining the anchor in the ground. It should also be understood that the twist B may be formed prior to driving the anchor, the position of which, and the consequent length of the body of the wire 2, depending on the character of the ground into which the anchor is driven. It should also be noticed that the loop l is turned to one side out of parallel with the portions 2 and-8, this being done in order that the block 1 may rest flat against the face 7 and allowing the portions 2 and 3 to extend up parallel with the rod 5.

Where the anchor is to be employed in very soft ground I find it of advantage to provide each side of the anchor-block with a projecting fin, as the fins H and I shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The said fins are parallel and on the same plane with the face a, and

after the block has assumed its final holding position, as in Fig. 2, the fins prevent the anchor from being pulled upward even. though the ground be very wet and soft.

Having now fully shown and described the invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A fence anchor comprising an anchorblock having three faces of unequal lengths, there being a round aperture and a slot formed through the anchor-block, a wire disposed through said aperture and slot forming a loop with the end portions of the wire extending upward, the loop being out of parallel with the end portions of the wire, all substantially as shown and described.

2. A fence anchor comprising an anchorblock having one face extending the full length of the block and two faces of unequal lengths located on the opposite side of the block whereby the longitudinal section of the block is that of a scalene triangle, there being a round aperture and a slot formed through the block and through said faces, and an anchor wire looped through said aperture and slot, one end of said wire forming a prong and the other end portion being adapted to be coiled around a line-wire of a fence.

8. A fence anchor comprising an anchorblock having the face a extending the full length thereof and two faces 6 and c of unequal lengths tapering to the ends of the block and located on the side thereof opposite to the face a, whereby the shape of the block in longitudinal section will be that of a scalene triangle, there being a slot d through the block which flares outward from the face a to the face I) and a round aperture 6 also formed through the block which flares outward from the face a to the face 0, an anchor wire inserted through the aperture c, then extending along the face a, then disposed back through the slot (Z, and then extending upward and outward forming a prong to engage the earth, thereby forming a loop 4: projecting out beyond the face a, and the other end of said wire being formed in a twist above the surface of the ground to engage the lower line-wire of a fence, all substantially as shown and described.

4:. A fence anchor comprising a metal block having three faces of unequal lengths but of the same widths, fins extending out from each side of the block parallel with and on the same plane with the longer of said faces, there being a slot and a round aperture formed through the block both of which extend through the longer face of the block, and each extending through one of the shorter faces of the block, and a wire looped through said slot and round aperture with both ends of the wire extending up- Ward to heights different from each other, scribed my name to this specification in the the longer extension of the Wire being adaptpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ed to be secured around a line Wire of a. fence and the shorter portion forming a V HARRY MANN 5 prong adapted to be located below the sur- Witnesses:

face of the ground. 4 R0131. W. RANDLE,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto sub- R. E. RANDLE.

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